NSSLHA,Idaho State University-Meridian Chapter

Congratulations to the 2021 SLP class!!!! What an amazing job you all have done and can't wait to see the amazing SLPs you become!!

Tomorrow at noon your NSSLHA officers will be hosting a Zoom advocacy day party! We will guide you through taking action to ensure COVID-19 legislation recognizes the needs of future audiologists, SLPs, and the schools that train them along with promoting workforce diversity in health professions. Let's raise our voices together!
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NSSLHA,Idaho State University-Meridian Chapter updated their phone number.

NSSLHA,Idaho State University-Meridian Chapter updated their website address.

How exciting! Last year as part of Capital Day NSSLHA students met with lawmakers to advocate for this change!

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Insurers now required to cover hearing aid costs for Idaho children The Idaho House Business Committee unanimously passed the proposed rule change on Thursday.

At the ASHA conference in Boston with some of our local members, national members, and students from the Pocatello campus.

Greetings NSSLHA,

We are hosting an informational question and answer session for our members and students who are considering applying to Grad school. Join us this Monday the 11th, in room 507 (in the Counseling hall). The event will be collaborative and informal in nature. We want to provide an opportunity for students to talk with others who have been through the process, to ask questions, and to provide mutual support.

Undergraduate students, please tell your friends and classmates. Juniors, Seniors, Pre-Pros, all are welcome!

Good afternoon NSSLHA members and friends,

Megan Izzo and I are the co-chairs for "Rake Up Boise" this year. Since team registration is fast approaching, we would like to finalize the number of prospective volunteers. This information makes a big difference to our workload because the size of the yard (and trust me, the yards do vary in size!) depends on how many volunteers have registered for our team.

For graduate students, this event can count toward your professional portfolio. For undergraduate and pre-professional students, this event can be listed as recent community service on the CSDCAS portal website for graduate school applications. The more volunteer service, the better your odds of acceptance! Food for thought...

By 8:00 pm on Wednesday, October 17th, please send a confirmation email to [email protected] or [email protected] if you can commit, and make sure your name appears in the sign-up sheet on the Google Document. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PXYpnxyFa-XeVlTKo_kB38H_FWblHRoOp00QjYzoMYo/edit.

If you have any doubts about volunteering on November 10th, it is best not to sign up for this event.

Thank you for your volunteerism. Once we know the final number of volunteers, we can confidently register as a team. Later this month, we will send you additional details about the event, including the resident's address, the start time, and necessary supplies (e.g. gloves, rakes, etc.). If you have any questions, feel free to email me at [email protected]

Sincerely,
Thomas Gonzalez and Megan Izzo

Good evening, NSSLHA members and friends!

We would like you all to know that our ISU-Meridian NSSLHA chapter, for the first time ever in its nine-year history, has reached the gold chapter honors! This accomplishment would not have been possible without the support and participation from you as members and chairs of our events. Your volunteerism and leadership at our advocacy events and fundraisers, as well as your attendance for our special guest lecturers, have taken our chapter to all-new heights. We cannot express our gratitude enough. It truly has been an honor to be a part of this growing organization with former NSSLHA officers Michaela Huntington, Katie Johnson, and Riley Southfield, under the guidance of our advisers, Karrie Cummings Hansen and Mary Van Donsel.

Thank you so much!

Here is to another successful year for our ISU-Meridian NSSLHA chapter!

Sincerely always,
Your 2017-2018 NSSLHA Officers
Thomas Gonzalez, Michaela Huntington, Katie Johnson, and Riley Southfield

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Good evening, NSSLHA members and friends!

It has been a loooooong time since our last Facebook post, but fear not! NSSLHA LIVES! ;)

Here is the announcement we are excited to share with you all:

You are Invited to Participate!

Dr. Diane Ogiela and Dr. Jeanne Johnson from the Idaho State University-Meridian Health Science Center at 1311 E. Central Dr. Meridian, ID are conducting a special research project. The purpose is to better understand how children with language learning difficulties process and understand
language and how that differs from children with typical language and from adults. Our goal is to develop new treatment strategies for children with language difficulties.

We are currently looking for adults who meet the following criteria to participate in the study:

• Ages 18- 35
• Normal hearing
• Native-speaker of Mainstream American English
• No history of speech, language or learning difficulties
• No history of cognitive impairment or neurological disorders
• No History or Attention Deficit Disorder
• No history or Traumatic Brain Injury
• Other exclusions may apply

During the session, we will screen your hearing and handedness and we will measure your brain’s responses to different pictures, words and sentences. This procedure has been used in numerous research studies. The session will last approximately 1.5 hours.

Scheduling is flexible.

We are located at 1311 E. Central Dr. Meridian, ID.

You are under no obligation to participate, even if we contact you. Participation is entirely voluntary.

If you are interested in participating or in getting more
information, please call us at 208-373-1870 or email us at
[email protected]

Greetings, NSSLHA members and friends!

I need your help soon! :)

The Meridian Food Bank has asked for 6-12 volunteers for only an hour at 3:15 pm on Thursday, May 24th. You simply need to wear closed-toe shoes (so no flip flops or sandals) and to bring your positive attitude. Your task is to sort hundreds of food items with fellow volunteers into bags for local teenagers and adults who depend on this food bank for their dietary needs.

Feel free to contact me as I intend to be the chair for the "Backpack Program." If all goes well, the directors of the Meridian Food Bank may be interested in having us volunteer near Thanksgiving and Christmas.

My email is [email protected], and my cell phone is (208) 891-7184. The address of the Meridian Food Bank is 133 W Broadway Ave, Meridian, ID 83642.

The more volunteers, the merrier! Please email, text, or respond to this FaceBook post so that we can count you in!

Thank you, everyone!

Sincerely always,
Thomas GM Gonzalez

Good afternoon, NSSLHA members and friends!

Just wanted to give a BIG thank you to everyone who came out to support fellow students, friends, family, and faculty members at the Graduation Breakfast this morning. If my numbers are correct, there was a turnout of approximately 80 attendees! Thank you so much, Tabitha Syme, Hannah Cassim, Maliea Felton, and Genevieve Ehart for your volunteerism and leadership!

Also, thank you, Lexi Haigh, for giving NSSLHA officers the idea of donating all the empty cartridges near the entrance of our clinic to Staples. You will find that there is slightly more space now for the graduate students and clinical supervisors! The overflowing cart in the image below speaks for itself. ;)

Lastly, tonight at 6:00 pm is the graduation ceremony at the Boise Center downtown. It would be wonderful to see you all there!

Sincerely always,
Your 2017-2018 NSSLHA Officers

Hello Everyone!
We hope your finals are going well! We need one more usher for graduation ( it is in the evening of May 7th)! If you are interested please comment down below!

Date: May 7th, 2018
Time:4:30pm-6:00pm

"If you can please arrive to the Boise Centre at/by 4:30pm, we will have you stationed at the doors handing out programs to families as they enter the Ballroom. Please wear black and/or white business/nice clothing. (black slacks and a white top is fine) You are not required to wear a skirt/dress, but if you would like, you can. When you arrive, come to the Lobby and either find me (Ali Crane) or Patty Tryon.

Parking: we will give you an hour validation for the ParkBOI parking garages. (The closest is the BoDo parking garage on Front and 9th). You will get the first hour free, and then we will cover an additional hour for you, which should last until after the ceremony begins. Once the ceremony begins at 6:00pm, you are free to leave." - Ali Crane

Sincerely,
Your NSSLHA Officers

Good luck, everyone, on your final exams!

You are so close to the finish line! :)

Sincerely,
Your NSSLHA Officers

Good evening, NSSLHA members and friends!

We would like to share with you a video from the National Aphasia Association about the professional relationship between speech-language pathologists and clients with aphasia. Please take the time to learn from these clients' experiences, including their personal struggles and triumphs, and from speech-language pathologists who specialize in aphasia.

We hope you find this video to be educational, relevant, and inspiring.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Sincerely always,
Your NSSLHA Officers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPTTjRTmgq0

Patience, Listening and Communicating with Aphasia Patients The RVA Aphasia Group in Richmond VA wanted to help people better understand and communicate with stroke survivors with aphasia. Aphasia is a disorder of com...

Please, join us tomorrow afternoon for our End of Year Celebration!

Greetings, NSSLHA members and friends!

We would appreciate your SUPPORT for tomorrow's fundraiser. Tori Emerick has organized this exciting event at Cyclebar (which is an indoor cycling studio, NOT a bar) for our very own NSSLHA chapter and for individuals with autism as well as their families. It is not too late to participate!

Here is what you can do to get involved:
1) Please visit the following site: https://villagemeridian.cyclebar.com/schedule/
2) Select Sunday, April 22nd, for the 45-minute ride that begins at 1:30 pm ("Tour de NSSLHA")
3) Create a free account.
4) Choose a bike.
5) Donate $25 to reserve your bike at this fundraiser.

Afterwards, there will be raffle ticket prizes and a celebration with tacos and ice cream. All riders of all abilities are welcome! You will find that CycleBar truly is a cardio party with motivational music, energetic instructors, and a non-judgmental atmosphere. Lastly, we encourage you to wear yellow and blue as a "superhero" in honor of Autism Awareness Month.

We hope to see you there!

Sincerely always,
Your NSSLHA Officers

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Great work to all the NSSLHA members who participated in research day! Thank you for presenting your research and all your findings. You can tell that there was a large amount of time and effort put into your work, which led to quality. Keep it up!

Greetings, NSSLHA members and friends!

We need your SUPPORT for the Autism Awareness Ride by WEDNESDAY evening! Tori Emerick has organized this exciting fundraiser at Cyclebar (which is an indoor cycling studio, NOT a bar) for our NSSLHA chapter to honor individuals with autism and to reach gold chapter honors. We need at least 20 riders for this event, but so far not enough students or faculty members have signed up.

Here is what you can do to help:
1) Please visit the following site: https://villagemeridian.cyclebar.com/schedule/
2) Select Sunday, April 22nd, for the 45-minute ride that begins at 1:30 pm ("Tour de NSSLHA")
3) Create a free account.
4) Choose a bike.
5) Donate $25 online to reserve your bike at this fundraiser.

We ask that you spread the word as soon as possible by posting the CycleBar post on your Facebook wall and by asking your friends and family members to attend. If there are not enough riders by Wednesday, the owner intends to cancel this event....

Afterwards, there will be raffle ticket prizes and a celebration with tacos and ice cream. All riders of all abilities are welcome! You will find that CycleBar truly is a cardio party with motivational music, energetic instructors, and a non-judgmental atmosphere. Lastly, we encourage you to wear yellow and blue as a "superhero" in honor of Autism Awareness Month.

We hope to count on you!

Sincerely always,
Your NSSLHA Officers

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Good morning, NSSLHA Members and friends!

Dr. Kristina Blaiser, PhD, CCC-SLP, is recruiting student researchers for her HATCH (Helping Children Talk to Children) lab for the 2018-2019 academic term.

If you are interested in hands-on experience with collecting and analyzing language samples from preschoolers who are hard of hearing, and would like to boost your chances of acceptance into graduate school by distinguishing your application with this coveted experience, please email Dr. Blaiser at [email protected] by Friday, April 20th, 2018.

For me personally, to be part of a team of fellow researchers, to interact with children with hearing loss, and to participate in discussions about research design with a compassionate mentor all have been rewarding experiences. For the researchers who asked, Dr. Blaiser was even so kind as to write a letter of recommendation for them before they applied to graduate school -- to help them stand out as a competitive candidate.

Lastly, you can select the number of credits of research per semester. With my choice of one credit, I spend roughly 3 hours a week on research, and all students have flexibility with their schedules as researchers.

For more information about Dr. Blaiser's HATCH lab, please visit the following website:
https://www.isu.edu/magazine/f2017/in-this-issue/meridan-lab-helps-hatch-a-childs-potential/

Current fellow researchers, please feel free to share your experiences by commenting on this post.

Thank you!

Sincerely always,
Your NSSLHA Officers

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Good afternoon, NSSLHA members and friends!

Come support Dr. Tony Seikel, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, on Monday, April 9th, at 11:00 am in Room 681 for his exciting presentation on the following topic:
The etiologic relationship between Oromyofunctional Disorders and Oropharyngeal Dysphagia.

Please spread the word to your colleagues and faculty members to maximize attendance for Dr. Seikel's presentation.

We hope to see you all there! :)

Sincerely always,
Your NSSLHA Officers

Greetings, NSSLHA members and friends!

This Saturday at 11:00 am, we will be spending time with the residents at Spring Creek Memory Care (10681 McMillan Rd, Boise, ID 83713). Activities include arts, crafts, and conversation. If you have any questions about this volunteer and advocacy event, feel free to email us or the chair, Genevieve Ehart, at [email protected]

Thank you! We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely always,
Your NSSLHA Officers

Happy Nomination Week! Please, submit your bios no later than April 6th (this Friday) to [email protected]!

Sincerely,
Your NSSLHA Officers

Greetings, NSSLHA members and friends!

The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)- Meridian Chapter is looking for 2018-2019 officers! Would you like to be one of our next co-presidents, secretary, or treasurer?

This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the field of communication science disorders and audiology while gaining leadership experience to build your skills and your resume, which is attractive to graduate programs and employers! It is not necessary to have been a NSSLHA member previously to run for an officer position but you will need to join the club by fall 2018.

Want to know more? Roles and responsibilities of each position are outlined in the image below. To learn more about NSSLHA, visit their website at the link below:

https://www.asha.org/NSSLHA/About-NSSLHA/

How to apply: Please send an email to [email protected] stating which position you would like to run for with a brief bio detailing your qualities and experiences that make you a good fit. Nominations are due by April 6th. Elections will be held the following week April 9th-13th.

There are also NSSLHA leadership opportunities available at the national level. These applications are not due until the summer and there will be more information to come. If you are interested and have questions, please contact the current Student State Officer, Brooke Brown, at [email protected].

Thank you!

Sincerely,
Your NSSLHA Officers

On behalf of NSSLHA at ISU-Meridian, THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who attended the free workshop today. We appreciate you all. Special thanks to Professor Amy Hardy and Professor Karrie Cummings Hansen for their presentation on implementing effective strategies for the assessment and treatment of pediatric feeding/eating disorders.

Have a wonderful weekend, NSSLHA members and friends! :)

Sincerely always,
Your NSSLHA Officers